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Three States Approach Accord
Governing Use of River Water

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Greg Jaffe Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

Updated Sept. 11, 1996 12:01 a.m. ET

Georgia, Alabama and Florida have tentatively agreed to the Southeast's first interstate water compact, an accord that would limit the amount of water each state can draw from two of the region's major river basins.

The states hope to have the final pact, which would end a six-year dispute, finished in the next three months. The pact then would require approval by the three state Legislatures and the U.S. Congress.